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atavus:

Herbert James Draper - Pot Pourri (Detail), 1897
(via thesixthduke, scarymansion)
Livin’ large.
ancient-serpent:

Giuseppe De Nittis - L’avvicinarsi del temporale (1868)
 
tierradentro:

Detail from Caravaggio’s “Boy with a Basket of Fruit”, c.1593.
francisabernathys:


Camilla Macaulay, The Secret History

The light from the window was streaming directly into her face; in such strong light most people look somewhat washed out, but her clear, fine features were only illuminated until it was a shock to look at her, at her pale and radiant eyes with their sooty lashes, at the gold glimmer at her temple that blended gradually into her glossy hair, warm as honey.